Are you ready for a better, more productive 2018? Have you been putting in the hard work and now feel ready to push through that frustrating glass ceiling of potential? Below is the result of a moment of inspiration, including a list of my top podcasts for pre-2018 inspiration whilst you have all this lovely time off ahead of the …

I’ll never forget the first time I asked the universe, is this it?! I was 25 and confused by the dish that adult life had served me. Wasn’t life supposed to be, well, a bit….hmmm…. more, than this? Don’t get me wrong, I had many things to be thankful for, and my life wasn’t really all that bad, but I wasn’t …

Do you feel a bit stuck in your career? Are you feeling uninspired in your work? You’re not alone. I’ve been coaching and mentoring people for a while now – from short term offenders in prison to young people looking to develop their careers. I work with career changers, new entrepreneurs with start-up ideas, and people feeling stuck – and the one …

Posted last April on Escape the City‘s blog as ‘Essay of the Week’, and here we are 18 months later giving it a 2016/17 update: — In the last 2 years i’ve spent a life-defining amount of time abroad. I’ve gone from being an advertising professional who loves clothes shopping and lives in a shared-ownership flat in zone 2; to one of …

If you’re into personal growth and being the best version of you…and you haven’t heard of Tony Robbins, you’ve not been doing the right research. All roads now seem to lead to Tony, and once you know who he is, there’s no avoiding him – from motivational quotes on instagram through to his powerful clips on youtube he is accessible …

It’s really quite simple. But the story is entrepreneurship gold. 25 year old Australian girl sees a cool opportunity on Escape The City, a popular career changer website for 20 & 30 something skilled professionals. She applies for said opportunity. She has one powerful conversation with someone about said opportunity. Is offered a place. She doesn’t think twice: before she knows it, …

This post follows on from part 1, which you can read here. A Catalytic Moment. When we’re young, we’re finding our way. It’s paint by numbers. We all need some guidance, and if we don’t get it then we’ll paint outside the lines and learn from our mistakes. Well, that’s the hope at least. When the ‘Is This It?’ moment …

I think this post will appeal to business owners and sole traders of both service oriented as well as product-driven business, especially those who run early stage businesses, and particularly if you're going into your 3rd or 4th year and things behind the scenes might need a bit of an overhaul.

There’s something scary about the flying fish of productivity, whether it’s coming from within that slightly darker place of lack (post-productivity high), or if it’s the slowish upward climb (and subsequent peak or plateau) of productivity fervency. I’ve been quietly observing my personal levels over the last year or two, and when i’m up there, delicately in my mind – probably …

It’s #GivingTuesday! Do you want your charitable donations to go into the hands of a person who needs it as opposed to into the bank account of a large charity? The average person spent £500 on or around Black Friday (or Cyber Monday) in the last week. That’s a third of the average UK person’s take home monthly salary. And …

So by the time I post this, it’s going to be well past the first month of my personal fitness and healthy eating challenge. The good news? I gave up burgers! I cut back on wheat and cheese, and generally ate much healthier, incorporating more green into my diet, mostly via salads and a few store-bought juices. I appreciate that I could …

Cultivating the dream life comes down largely in part to the work you do on nourishing the soul. It’s fun to think about – and even more fun to do! Use this as inspiration to think about what nourishing the soul means for you. What do you currently do that means you act lovingly towards yourself? I’ve been working on …

To quote Chelsea Dinsmore, “happiness is not a result, it’s a choice” a powerful statement from a woman who only 12 months ago lost her husband whilst they were both on a career break travelling around the world. “You are limitless. The only limits that you have are the limits you put on yourself. And when you shut down those …

Yesterday I went shopping to Primark and spent £100 on new clothes – and they are all a little bit too small for me. I usually average between a size 12-14, and now i’m tipping over the edge of that into that scary size 16 territory. Am distinctly awareness of my out-of-shapeness. I’ve been enjoying eating whatever I want this last …